Large Threads

PCBruiser · 12-22-2003, 02:47 PM

There are a number of threads on the forum which are VERY LARGE and tough to follow. And, have very old postings. Would it be worth considering closing down these threads (not deleteing them, of course) and replacing them with new ones to make them easier to use? Say at the first of the year?

wildboar · 12-22-2003, 02:50 PM

I think they do that regularly if you go look at the archives...

kaishaku · 12-22-2003, 02:51 PM

Maybe some of the permanent 100+ page threads should become their own forums. I primarily participate in one such thread myself. I'd love to see it as a forum.

**k0NG0** · 12-22-2003, 03:09 PM

Adding forums for separate threads will likely never happen. We want to keep the number of forums down to make it easier for new (and older) members to post in the correct forum.

As for longer threads, splitting them up in several smaller threads doesn't accomplish anything, except maybe increasing the number of threads in total, since you'd still have to navigate x number of threads instead of just one (just as hard if there is an ongoing discussion). Using browser bookmarks for specific thread pages works well, since URLs are unique for each page of a thread.

-kONGO

**pointreyes** · 12-22-2003, 03:24 PM

You will notice at the upper left-hand side of a thread the hyperlink labelled: Friendly URL Link. Click on that and see if that helps you out a little.

PCBruiser · 12-22-2003, 03:25 PM

Thanks for the tip - I really never noticed that before you mentioned it. Eye exam time ....

Protoplasm72 · 01-07-2004, 12:18 AM

The problem I have with large threads is when you are searching for information about some topic, the search feature always points to the beginning of the thread. I know most of the large threads are in OT and don't really have useful info but some do (like the water cooling thread). It'd be helpful if the search feature pointed to the correct page within the thread or if the thread was split up to limit the number of pages you have to read through.

traveler · 01-07-2004, 12:30 AM

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Originally posted by PCBruiser
Thanks for the tip - I really never noticed that before you mentioned it. Eye exam time ....

You will also find a unique url for each post within a thread at the upper right corner of each post.

There is also a way to get to the middle of a large thread by changing the last digit or so in the url in the address of the page you are on as long as it is not the first or last page of the thread you start from.

StarTraveller · 01-07-2004, 03:28 AM

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Originally posted by Protoplasm72
The problem I have with large threads is when you are searching for information about some topic, the search feature always points to the beginning of the thread. I know most of the large threads are in OT and don't really have useful info but some do (like the water cooling thread). It'd be helpful if the search feature pointed to the correct page within the thread or if the thread was split up to limit the number of pages you have to read through.

You can list your search results by posts instead of threads. Then the link will point to the exact post

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12-22-2003, 02:47 PM	#1
PCBruiser Registered User Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 13,497	Large Threads There are a number of threads on the forum which are VERY LARGE and tough to follow. And, have very old postings. Would it be worth considering closing down these threads (not deleteing them, of course) and replacing them with new ones to make them easier to use? Say at the first of the year?
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12-22-2003, 02:50 PM	#2
wildboar ..Pig Man Charade You are Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: New Lenox, Illinois Posts: 2,043	I think they do that regularly if you go look at the archives... __________________ "If A is a success in life, then A equals x plus y plus z. Work is x; y is play; and z is keeping your mouth shut." - Albert Einstein
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12-22-2003, 02:51 PM	#3
kaishaku Registered User Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 78	Maybe some of the permanent 100+ page threads should become their own forums. I primarily participate in one such thread myself. I'd love to see it as a forum.
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12-22-2003, 03:09 PM	#4
k0NG0 Remembering TQ Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Sweden Posts: 13,638	Adding forums for separate threads will likely never happen. We want to keep the number of forums down to make it easier for new (and older) members to post in the correct forum. As for longer threads, splitting them up in several smaller threads doesn't accomplish anything, except maybe increasing the number of threads in total, since you'd still have to navigate x number of threads instead of just one (just as hard if there is an ongoing discussion). Using browser bookmarks for specific thread pages works well, since URLs are unique for each page of a thread. -kONGO __________________ Use Firefox - "the one that blocks all the schmutz" Feeling multicore elation? Remember this correlation: Amdahl's Law.
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12-22-2003, 03:24 PM	#5
pointreyes The race for quality has no finish line- so technically, it's more like a death march. Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 18,159	You will notice at the upper left-hand side of a thread the hyperlink labelled: Friendly URL Link. Click on that and see if that helps you out a little. __________________
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12-22-2003, 03:25 PM	#6
PCBruiser Registered User Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 13,497	Thanks for the tip - I really never noticed that before you mentioned it. Eye exam time ....
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01-07-2004, 12:18 AM	#7
Protoplasm72 Mmmm..... Folding@Home Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 3,298	The problem I have with large threads is when you are searching for information about some topic, the search feature always points to the beginning of the thread. I know most of the large threads are in OT and don't really have useful info but some do (like the water cooling thread). It'd be helpful if the search feature pointed to the correct page within the thread or if the thread was split up to limit the number of pages you have to read through. __________________ proto My Folding Details "Friends, Family, Religion... These are the three demons you must slay in order to succeed in business" C.M. Burns
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